Pioneers & Patriots Auction: Americana, Militaria, Mining, & More (2025 March)

This lot has two hammerstones. One is 2.5 in the other 2.75 in. in diameter. Hammerstones are one of the earliest tools known to man. Uses included st

American Indian hide scraping stone. It was used to remove hair off of animal pelts. This one measures about 2"x 4" and is in excellent co...

1)Stunning turquoise ring set in shadow box of twisted silver, silver dots and a gold strip! Possibly Lone Mountain aka Blue Jay Mine. Size 7.5. 2)14K

Strange Zuni inlay of naked baby figure on mother of pearl oval--bolo piece. Navajo bolo of turquoise stone mounted in decorative silver with feather.

Silver 1.5x1.5" bolo with inlaid thunderbird design. Silver or copper 1 3/8" round, with central large round turquoise and radiating recta...

A vintage, perhaps as old as c. 1920's, Zuni 18" plus bird mixed stone necklace. The bird is missing 1 piece and a small red stone is missi...

Italian trade bead necklace with 100-year-old Italian trade beads designed by Lakota Native American silversmith artist Armand American Horse. Coral a

A beautifully crafted necklace made by Lakota Native American silversmith artist Armand American Horse. The necklace features a dragonfly pendant shap

Buffalo Nickel squash blossom necklace assemblage of 14 buffalo nickels (c1925-1936- most or all dated). Each nickel is attached to a flat metal part

Both green turquoise and vintage. Silver bracelet with 5 stones, 1.5x2.25x1.75". 13.5" silver ball choker with 1 blue and 6 green turquois...

This bolo was purchased in NM about 50 years ago. The turquoise is 2.25x2.75" and very attractive. It will get noticed! There are 2x .75" ...

2 vintage silver bracelets. 5/8x2x1.75"with 2 small birds, etchings and .3" central turquoise round stone. .75x2.75x2.25" with 7 nice...

A vintage white buffalo turquoise and silver choker. It was purchased in NM 60 or more years ago. 12" total length. ^ Date: Country(if not US...

A 30" copper concho waist band, mostly likely from Bisbee, AZ or Chino, NM. ^ Date: Country(if not USA): State: City: Provenance:

This peace pipe is 13.5 in. in length and lathe turned. Finished with a tapered end for the pipestone and an oval shape for a mouthpiece. A carry case

This handmade peace pipe measures 21.5 in. in length with a six facetted shape, tapered slightly from end to end. Lightly oiled finish. It has a damag

Carved by James Under Baggage, the bowl piece measures 6"x 3" and depicts a standing buffalo. Stone shows a few minor imperfections. The p...

1899 photo, Salmon jumping in the rapids, by Benj. A Gifford, The Dalles, OR. Native Americans fishing on river edge platforms. Appears to be Columbi

13x10.25" photo of Indians net fishing at Celilo Falls, Oregon. ^ Date: Country(if not USA): State: Ontario City: Celilo Falls Provenance:

13x10.5" portrait photos of Blackfoot Chief Middlecalf. Photo taken in Glacier Park. ^ Date: Country(if not USA): State: City: Provenan...

3x 1982 National Geographic Pueblo Pottery. 1933 Mesa Land by Ickes, 1982 Nee Hemish by Sando, Matte Paint Pottery of the Tewa, 1973 Keres and Zuni Pu

Twenty-Second Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1900-1901, by J.W. Powell, director.

Twenty-Ninth Annual Report of the Bureau of American Ethnology, to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1907-1908, 1916, Government Printing

1953 Indian Tribes of North America by John R Swanton. 726pp with index. 4 foldout maps. Info on tribes of each state and West Indies. Gilt spine. ^ D

1978, 2 volumes 1st edition in slipcase and attractive gilt leather binding. Biographical sketches and anecdotes of the principal Chiefs. An essay on

Nov 7, 1874 containing a prominent front page stacked headline, "The Death of Cochise/A Talk with the Apache Chief on his Deathbed/Report from ...

Oct 16, 1873 Illustrated Police News with a dramatic woodcut engraving showing the hanging of Modoc Indian Chief Captain Jack and 3 other Modocs for t

Sept 8, 1886 Knoxville Journal with prominent front page stacked headlines, "Geronimo Gobbled/ The News of His Final Surrender Confirmed",...

May 19, 1875, scarce Wild West newspaper with article on pages 2-4 on the Black Hills gold rush and the conflicts between the miners and Native Ameri

Rare July 9, 1876, stacked headlines. Great Indian Fight!/Gen. Custer Killed! with a 1/2 column of test with a "first report" of the Battl...

September 13, 1876 New York Tribune with front page article on the Custer Massacre. Article is based on an interview with a trapper named Ridgely, a p

This photo of Crow King AKA Kangi Yatapi, is 6.25 in. X 8.25 in. by D.F. Barry on a hardback paper. The backing shows missing corners and pin holes, h

(Lt.) Henry Bullhead was an Indian police officer that arrested and later shot Chief Sitting Bull during his attempted escape. Henry was also shot dur

This cabinet card of Chief Gall of the Sioux fought Custer at the Little Big Horn. Photographed by D.F. Barry. At 4 in. X 6.5 in. One pin hole top ce

This unbound document is to the 44th Congress informing of the Custer defeat at the Little Big Horn from President Grant. A five page account of the b

This unbound document is the first announcement of the deceased from the Battle of the Little Big Horn with the arrival stamp of August 9, 1876 at For

This cut-square signature is of Major General George Crook United States Army; a graduate of West Point class of 1852. A career soldier who fought in

This is a canceled check written by S.D. Sturgis in 1909; a career soldier and a graduate of the famous class of 1846 of which many grads. would later

This is an autograph by W.W. Cooke of the 7th Cavalry. A cut-square 1 in. X 4.5 in. Cooke was with Custer at the Little Big Horn and wrote Custer...

This is a cancelled check written by Winfield Scott Edgerly of the 7th Cavalry, dated 1903. Winfield Scott Edgerly, named after a Revolutionary War co

This unbound general orders #92 dated July, 1866 outlines the formation of the 7th Cavalry with Colonel George Armstrong Custer in Command. 29 pages a

Official Annual Route Card with complete schedule dates for season 1916. Listed as Military Pageant "Preparedness." Reverse side indicates...

This CDV of Buffalo Bill Cody was made by the Theatrical Photography Co. The image depicts Buffalo Bill in his younger years. The framed CDV is 4 in.

Rare early, Oct 23, 1886 Flagstaff, Arizona Territory newspaper devoted in much of its reporting and ads to coverage of the Arizona Territory Livestoc

Rare original Nov 24, 1881 Tombstone Daily Nugget containing prominent inside page stacked Headlines, "The Earps' Examination, Twentieth Da...

Sept 1, 1900 Denver Examiner. 2 front page headlines-Union Pacific Train Held up and Details of Daring train Robbery with 2 columns of text with news

July-August, 1902, 7 issues containing banner headlines with local coverage of the escape of Wild West outlaw Harry Tracy from the Oregon Penitentiary

Nov 9, 1889, rare Indian Territory newspaper from where is present day Oklahoma, containing an inside page heading, "To Be Hanged" with ne...

Sept 17, 1891 Territorial Topic and rare blank back broadside supplement, 9x6" containing prominent stacked headlines, "Let'er Pop/Ano...

March 1,1908 Sioux City Journal with front page stacked headline: Noted Gun Fighter Slain/Rancher Kills Pat Garrett/In New Mexico with a long detailed